How To Prepare Artwork Photos To Sell Online
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- #watercolorpainting #watercolorpostcard #handpainted
In this video I show how I prepare photos of my watercolor painted greeting cards so that I can sell the prints online on sites like RedBubble, Fine Art America, Pixels, ArtPal, etc.
My art is for sale at: Larry-Whitler.pixels.com
My new Facebook group is: Facebook.com/groups/PoppaPaints - Навчання та стиль
Thank you for sharing this information. You apparently have some rude people leaving rude or judgemental comments. Ignore them. You're great and so enjoyable to watch. I love your cards and enthusiasm.
Thank you for the information. It was clear and concise and not “long winded” at all. Also, it’s your artwork, so you can offer it at whatever price you wish. It’s entirely your decision to adjust prices. Or not. Based on your satisfaction with your desired outcome. While valid, knowledgeable advice is in most instances , helpful, baseless criticism is not. Your work is very nice and you are taking the time to share some very helpful information that few others have shared. No need to apologize. For any of it. Thanks😊.
Thank you for that. By the way, I love your name "Snow Pony."
I agree. I don’t know who said you were long-winded but if they have a problem with it, there’s a feature on UA-cam where they can speed up the video and listen to you faster. I appreciate you just the way you are.
You made it so simple to understand
Extremely helpful sharing. Thanks.
Very much appreciated, and valuable info!!
Not long winded. Thank you for the information. It is invaluable.
Thank you for spending so much time and thoroughly explaining the process with the procreate, I have been trying to figure out how to get my paintings to a 300
Thanks so much for this video! It was very helpful!
I didn’t know about increasing the dpi. I really appreciate this! I didn’t know the other stuff either but I have to start somewhere.
Great video. I learned a lot.
Thank you. I love your work and big heart.
Thank you so much!
Wonderful informative video, I'm definitely saving for future reference. Thanks Larry for sharing your art and marketing strategies w/us. You're a treasure. :)
Thank you so much for your videos, ignore all those negative comments!! I am over 50 and had been thinking about starting my own channel for a while but was very intimidated by the process. You have inspired me and helped me so much and I finally started after watching your videos. My dream is to sell my art, so this video is super helpful, very easy process and great explanation. Keep making your awesome videos.
Love your videos ❤ Thanks for sharing ❤❤
Thank you very much, Larry. Great info. You are enjoyable to listen to.
Thanks for listening
Great information. I'm thinking about selling my own artwork. I wasn't sure how to take quality pictures. Your video answered my questions. Thanks
I watch everything you bring out. All the best to you and thank you.
You explained the process very well. I am challenged with tech/apps but I just might be able to do this after your tutorial! Ignore the rude comments.
Very informative video and you are so kind and helpful. I have not ever figured out how to sell my work but this seems easy enough to get started. Thank you!
Very nice. Great info not to long. 😊
Great information thank you Larry😊🎉
Did you know that you can make your own stamps (like a brush, but not) in Procreate and have them be of your signature so you don’t have to write it out every time and just have it saved in your brush collections?!
I know writing it out every time isn’t hard, but just a neat thing you can do with digital technology in this app!
Wow. I had no idea. I've heard of people making their own digital brushes but I didn't know I could make a digital stamp of my signature! Okay, looks like I'll be doing some UA-cam searches to see how that is done. Thank you!
Thank you for all the information you share. I subbed from your last video. I'm happy to have found you!!! I love Photoshop ❤️
That was great! Thank you!
Sooo helpful. Thanks
Thank you
You’re selling yourself short here on your prices! I get you’re not so much in it to make money, but for your originals, it’s not unheard of to sell them at that price! If people are complaining that your prices are too high for an original, then you’re marketing to the wrong crowd there and/or that’s what prints are for! When artist go down on their prices to cater to the lowered market crowd, it ultimately hurts artists as a whole being they’re not taken seriously that they should ask a decent wage for their work especially if they have been at it a while. $105 is still lot considering how much more they could be! If someone is finagling your prices, they are not taking you seriously and it’s quite offensive when they do that because they don’t value your time, skill, talent and art as much as they should! To those complaining, they just don’t understand the art market! They wouldn’t barter for a lower price on their plumbing, roof work, accounting, meal when eating out or on their heating bill, but yet so many are so quick to do this with an artist because they’re not taking them seriously and think it’s ’just a paint’ when it’s far more than than! It’s years of experience, time, education, skills built up as well as your cost in supplies and your time going out to find a resource to paint from whether that be out in nature or otherwise. It’s time cleaning your supplies and caring for them as well as cost in materials, learning marketing, time and money invested in learning how to record your videos here, and the technology to post them online to sell. It’s also shipping costs and trips to the post office to ship them out and time investing marketing to your customers and reaching out to them. It’s all of this and much more, but the most over looked part of it all is a part of you in each piece you make and put in all your work. But, if you have a background in marketing, I don’t need to be the one to tell you this! It’s moreso for everyone else here who would dare complain about an artist wanting to rightfully so, make a living off their works of art! We shouldn’t have to defend our prices, but in case people don’t get it, here’s why!
And for you, I just hope you understand that while you’re doing it for the love of making people happy, I hope you also don’t sell yourself short on doing so because you’re not getting much back in return and burn yourself out! Your artwork is definitely worth the price tag you set for yourself here and I hope you do make something for yourself in exchange for your work because it’s beautiful!
Wow! Thank you so much for your message. Well, I must agree. I guess for me, it is simply that I have always been a softie. I also do children's book illustrations, and because I have no real handle on the value of art, I have a partner and a publisher who do the money-negotiating on my behalf (by the way, both of them are women, and they are WAY better at asking for higher prices than I am). I will take to heart what you have written. Thank you, again.
Amazing breakdown given here to Poppa. So helpful, too, to us artisans who struggle with pricing and people in general. You and your inspiring words rock.
Thanks for the link to this video. I’m now trying to absorb all the information. You’ve kindly presented. I’m glad I’m subscribed to your channel and look forward to your future videos.❤
You're very welcome!
This was so wonderful and appreciated. Although not as exciting as painting could you touch upon the best way to ship cards and protect art from your studio and how you price shipping? If using pixels
Is it worth
Selling internationally or kind of a pain? Thanks
Thank you for writing. When I send originals, I usually use USPS Priority and utilize one of their cardboard envelopes. I protect the card in a plastic sleeve and pad both sides with additional cardboard. The cost is, I think, around $10 to ship in the US. I haven't sold any originals outside the US yet. Regarding Pixels, they handle everything (which is why I use them). I will make a video soon showing how their printed greeting cards look and compare them with the originals.
A million thanks
Promising information, thank you for sharing. But, how do people even find these sites? I had never even heard of them before, so do they advertise somehow? I am living on the very edge, on the lowest income given by Social Security, so I really must sell what I can create, you see. Living in the north, I will not be likely to afford even the tiny bit of heating I use next winter, I just barely made it through the last, with LiHeap's meager assistance, and currently must pay for winter heat used, all year long. I can't afford necessities, like buying a used car, desperately needed, and I have one eye going bad from wet amd, so as an artist, really want to paint while it is still possible. Using social media, as you do, makes sense. Thank you for your caring advice for artists. By the way, I love your work. Remember to give Poppa a big thumbs up people, for his kind generosity in sharing this important and helpful information. ❤❤❤
Thank you for writing! I have my website information listed on my business card but most of the time people find my work through social media posts. My posts are very simple. I post a photo of a painting about once a day and that generates a following. The website links are on my bio page on all of my social media. Keep being creative!
thank you ,i should sell my cards ,i have been painting one stroke roses for many years ,i give them to family and friends ,
Go for it!
What if you don't have apple products, just android.
Yes, absolutely. When I was using Windows I used a photo program called Camera Bag. I'm not sure if that is still around but I'm sure there are numerous photo processing apps that work on android as well. Thank you for writing.
Very helpful! Thank you. ❤
Thank you so much for all the details❤
You are so welcome!
I'm just watching your channel start to take momentum and you deserve a couple extra 100000 figures added on.
Wow, thanks!
Can you continue sending it from Procreate to Red Bubble on your iPad instead of having to send it to a computer/laptop? My laptop is SUPER slow and I don’t use it for much of anything unless I can’t get away with needing to. So I guess I’m asking is if you can just do all this on your phone and iPad or if the site requires a laptop/computer.
Great question. Yes, you can send it from your iPad or your phone. I should have mentioned that. My main reason for using my computer is because the typing part is easier for me on my MacBook. Thank you so much for writing.
New subscriber here...Very informative, thanks for your efforts. Did I miss something? What percentage do you make on your end when your art is printed and sold on one of the products?
Great question. On all three of the sites I use, the profit margin is set by me. On Fine Art America (and Pixels.com), the markup is in dollars. On RedBubble and ArtPal, the markup is in percentages. I hope this helps. Thank you for writing.
I have a scanner, I wonder how that would work.
Yes. Most scanners do a great job.
Did you get permission to print someone else's work?
The photo I used as a reference photo was from Unsplash.com which offers royalty free photos.
Thank you for the info!❤